the crunch
noun
: a very difficult point or situation
The crunch came when the computer stopped working.
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If Washington refuses to change course, financial markets will eventually force its hand, and the crunch that follows will be brutal.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
That off-road silence, with no noise apart from the crows in a nearby tree, the Autobahn like a river flowing by, and the crunch of his feet right behind me.
—Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
This may be a repeat of the crunch at the end of 2012.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
In some places, fall is signaled by a crisp breeze in the air or the crunch of leaves underfoot.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
That off-road silence, with no noise apart from the crows in a nearby tree, the Autobahn like a river flowing by, and the crunch of his feet right behind me.
—Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
This may be a repeat of the crunch at the end of 2012.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
In some places, fall is signaled by a crisp breeze in the air or the crunch of leaves underfoot.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the crunch
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“The crunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crunch. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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